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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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