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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are customarily 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 issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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