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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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