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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are 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 topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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