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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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