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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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