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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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