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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily 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 a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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