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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always 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 a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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