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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free 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 institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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