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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners 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 issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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