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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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