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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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