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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing 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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