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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology enable students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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