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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not 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 technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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