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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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