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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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