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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly 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 quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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