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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students 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 variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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