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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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