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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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