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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students 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 a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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