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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free 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 subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. People want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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