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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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