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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are free for learners 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 many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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