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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are normally 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 subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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