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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly 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 a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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