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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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