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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand these open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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