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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs 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 several issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources