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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning have empowered learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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