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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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