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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free 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 quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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