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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the major 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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