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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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