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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. 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. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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