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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are normally 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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