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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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