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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free 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 subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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