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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are typically 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 many topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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