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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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