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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free 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 e-learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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