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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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