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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily 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. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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