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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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