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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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