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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not 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 organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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