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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free 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 topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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