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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning enable students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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