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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners 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 numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to understand these open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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