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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education enable students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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