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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are usually 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 a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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