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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly 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 many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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