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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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