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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations 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 Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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