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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free 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 many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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