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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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