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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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