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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners 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 learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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