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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily 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 e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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