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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes online. 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. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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