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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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