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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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