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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively 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. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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