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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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