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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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