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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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