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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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