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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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