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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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