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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not 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 technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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