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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free 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 topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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