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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology enable students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically 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 quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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