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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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