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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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