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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly 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 several issues that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important 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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