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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students 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 numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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