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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC 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 many topics that e-learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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