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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are normally 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 quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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