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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are 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 several subjects that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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