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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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