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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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