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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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