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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major 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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