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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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