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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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