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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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