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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are usually 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 numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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