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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not 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 online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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