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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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