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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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