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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important 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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