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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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