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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches 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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