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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are normally 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 organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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