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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses 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 many topics that online learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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