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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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