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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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