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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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