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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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