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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand these open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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