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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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