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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students 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 topics that online education organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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