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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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