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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally 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 numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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