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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally 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 issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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