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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students 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 many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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