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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the key 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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