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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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