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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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