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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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