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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free 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 several subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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