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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. 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. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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