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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are typically 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 quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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