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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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