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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners 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 a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key 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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