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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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