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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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