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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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