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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily 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 quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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