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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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