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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC 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 a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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