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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free 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 institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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