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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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