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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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