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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally 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 a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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