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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major 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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