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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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