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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free 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 elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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