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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are commonly free 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 institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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