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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always 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 many issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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