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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally 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 several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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