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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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