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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners 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 many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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