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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students 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 quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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