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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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