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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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