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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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