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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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