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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the 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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