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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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