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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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