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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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