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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally 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 numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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