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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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