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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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