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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always 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 organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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