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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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