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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses 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 numerous issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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