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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students 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 lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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