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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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