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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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