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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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