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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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