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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly 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 quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education ventures. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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