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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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