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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)