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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students 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 numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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