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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the thrilling 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 scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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