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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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