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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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