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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally 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 numerous issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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