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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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