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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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