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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally 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 numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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