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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are generally 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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