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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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