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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the 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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