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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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