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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key 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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