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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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