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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important 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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