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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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