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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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