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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always 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 quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive these open education undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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