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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly 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 a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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