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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students 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 several topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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