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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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