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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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