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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education have enabled learners all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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