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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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