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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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