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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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