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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not 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 many topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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