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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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