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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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