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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning have enabled humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners 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 numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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