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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally 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 issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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