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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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