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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily 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 a lot of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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