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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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