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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are 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 many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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