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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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