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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly 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 topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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