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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free 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 a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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