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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students 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 learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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