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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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