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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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