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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are 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 a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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