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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not 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 many topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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