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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually 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 topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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