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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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