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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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