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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp these open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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