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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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