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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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