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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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