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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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