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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are generally 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 many topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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