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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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