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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are 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 a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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