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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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