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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are generally 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 many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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