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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners 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 quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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