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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are normally 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 a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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