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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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