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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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