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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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