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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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