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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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