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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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