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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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