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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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