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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners 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 numerous topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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