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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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