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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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