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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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