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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students 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 a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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