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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically 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 quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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