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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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