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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students 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 quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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