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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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