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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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