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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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