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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 several subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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