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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly 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 online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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