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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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