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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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