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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum 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 subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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