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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are generally 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 issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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