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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly 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 numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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