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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free 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 issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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