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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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