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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners 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 several topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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