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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important 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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