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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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