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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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