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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are typically 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 many issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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