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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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