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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners 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 topics that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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