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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ball State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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