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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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