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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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