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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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