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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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