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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines 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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