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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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