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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free 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 issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the definitive 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 analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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