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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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