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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners 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 numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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