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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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