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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance 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 participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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