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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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