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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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