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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free 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 topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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