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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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