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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are typically 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 many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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