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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily 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 many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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