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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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