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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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