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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are typically free for students 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 a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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