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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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