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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually 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 a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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