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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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