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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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