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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. 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. These online MOOC courses are commonly 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 quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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