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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive 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 a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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