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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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