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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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