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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes 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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