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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are usually 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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