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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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