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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily 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 online education organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. People want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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