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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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