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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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