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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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