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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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