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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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