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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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