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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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