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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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