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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically 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 quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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