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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses 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 a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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