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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners 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 many subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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