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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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