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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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