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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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