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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students 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 topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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