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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free 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 numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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