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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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