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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free 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 several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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