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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning enable students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online education institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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