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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key 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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