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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. 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 a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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