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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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