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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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