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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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