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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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