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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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