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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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