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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always 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 topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education