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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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