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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not 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 education organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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