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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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