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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students 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 quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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