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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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