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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are customarily 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information the amazing 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 thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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