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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free 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 subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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