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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are normally free 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 issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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