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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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