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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are 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 many topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the inspiring 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 gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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