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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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