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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are generally 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 a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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