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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually 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 numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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