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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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