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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs 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 a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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