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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education make it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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