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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners 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 topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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