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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly 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 numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand 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 resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the 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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