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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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