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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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