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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically 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 a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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