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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning enable humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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