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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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