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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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