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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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