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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are generally free 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 issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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