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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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