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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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