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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically 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 e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the 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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