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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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