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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses 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 quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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