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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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