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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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