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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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