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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning enable learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners 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 a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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