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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning enable students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are 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 elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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