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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently 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 learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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