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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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