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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently 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 online learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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