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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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