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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually 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 many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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