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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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