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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly 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 quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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