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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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