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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can organizations manage low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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