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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally 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 quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key 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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