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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not 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 technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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