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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly 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 several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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