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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always 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 numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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