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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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