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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not 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 education institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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