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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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