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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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