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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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