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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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