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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally 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 a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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