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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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