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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not 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 lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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