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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information 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 subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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