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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners 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 topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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