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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are free 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 topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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