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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning are empowering students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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