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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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