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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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