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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free 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 e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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