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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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