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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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