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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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