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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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