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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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