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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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