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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly 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 lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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