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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. 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 quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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