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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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