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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily 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 topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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