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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually 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 education institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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