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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are generally 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 numerous topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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