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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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