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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs 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 several issues that online education institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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