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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online 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 numerous topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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