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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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