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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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