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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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