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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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