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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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