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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses 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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