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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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