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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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