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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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