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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology have enabled students all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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