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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally 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 a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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