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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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