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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major 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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