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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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