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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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