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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are 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 many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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