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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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