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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students 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 distance learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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