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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are usually 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 several subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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