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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing 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 examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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