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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning have empowered humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are commonly 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 topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key 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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