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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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