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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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