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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the major 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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