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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically 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 many subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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