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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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