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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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