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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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