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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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