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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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