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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners 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 organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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