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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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