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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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