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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly 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 subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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