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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally 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 issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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