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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes 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 subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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