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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new 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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