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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are usually 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 variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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