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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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