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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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