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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners 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 many topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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