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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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