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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are 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 issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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