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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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