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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses 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 a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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