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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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