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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students 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 learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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