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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning enable humans all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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