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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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