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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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