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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are typically 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 elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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