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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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