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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students 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 several subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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