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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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