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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning enable learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily 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 subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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