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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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