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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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