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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC 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 a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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