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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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