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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the major 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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