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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly 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 many subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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