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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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