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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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