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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually 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 online education organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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