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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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