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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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