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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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