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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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