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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always 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 lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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