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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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