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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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