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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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