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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners 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 numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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