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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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