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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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