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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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