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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually 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 quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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