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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly 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 several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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