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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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