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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally 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 numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers 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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