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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually 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 online learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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