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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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