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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are typically 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 many subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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