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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free 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 struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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