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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly 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 online education organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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