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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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