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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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