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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly 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 many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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