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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally 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 a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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