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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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