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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are ordinarily 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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