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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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