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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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