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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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