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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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