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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally 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 a lot of subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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