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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are customarily 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. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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