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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free 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 topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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