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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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