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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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