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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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