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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are commonly free 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 many subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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