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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free 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 institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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