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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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