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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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