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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are usually free for learners 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 online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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