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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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