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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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