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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily 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 quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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