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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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