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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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