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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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