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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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