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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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