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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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