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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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