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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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