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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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