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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always 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 topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with 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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