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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are typically 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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